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Hey Robert, how about a before and after picture show of the farm? I think that would really hit home to see what all has been done and how far you have come.
I have a 10 acre property in far northern California that was once a paradise. Guess what I found in the woods near my house - NOOOO! - a single wisteria vine that was easy to get rid of but what fun it had invading a big section of the area. Your patience and perseverance is admirable with regard to the wisteria iradication.
THANK YOU for not using poisons! We've done enough harm to this poor earth without adding to it! Great good wishes to you and your battle against the big W!!!
Robert, I am amazed how nice your big oak tree looks after you took ahold of the wisteria situation and gave it a new lease of life to live! Great work! 😊 I am seeing first hand what a wisteria is doing to a tree where I live in Michigan and it’s not good. I didn’t realize even in a far north climate that this plant can be this problematic. When I was younger I thought I wanted to grow this, thank goodness I didn’t.
I just noticed you have a Corvair! ❤️ My Daddy was known as the Corvair man in Raleigh as he owned a garage and worked on and sold Corvairs. BTW, I have that evil wisteria growing on my property and killing my trees. Being in my late 70s, I can't cut the vines myself. In addition, lots of bamboo!! Hate it.
Thank you for the information about wisteria in the South. I live up North and have one puny wisteria plant that has been struggling to survive for years, so the troubles you have with wisteria was a surprise.
It's a terrible problem in North Carolina. It's funny how when I lived in California, I couldn't get enough of them in public parks and would takes lots of wisterias pictures. Now I'm battling the monster in NC in my back yard lol.
Robert, I can tell that wisteria does not like you. Your name is mud in all those wisteria sprouts. They will try to trip you up, so be careful walking around the old Byrd Farm. On the other hand, the trees are looking so much better. Congratulations on your work. You rock!
Good for you Robert, NO chemicals. Thank you! I agree with your method of killing the wisteria. Love Mother Earth 🌎 and her critters. Your farm is a safe place for the animals.
so glad to find this video , I have 16 acres in Arkansas and wisteria is taking over my 60 ' pines , I hate it , now I know what to do , so the work begins !!! ty again !!
Thank you so much for this valuable information. All of those Wisteria vines wrapped around trees that you showed, is exactly what I'm dealing with at some property I bought in northeast Georgia. There are probably thousands of miles of the small vines on the ground, and the larger vines wrapped around trees and growing literally through the siding of an old house on my property. I'm cutting as much of this stuff away as possible, but it's going to be a long term project.
I agree with your method, Robert, in get rid of wisteria from the Old Byrd Farm. Cutting it from its source, will kill off the vines. Beware of falling rotting vines during windy days though!
In your spare time-laughing right now-you should create a Witeria rap or song about all your Wisteria woes. Okay, I know that is completely ridiculous. I also know how hard you have battled the Wisteria hoards! I can say your hard work is paying off! Old Byrd is looking amazing!
I just watched this video. I recently bought a property in Mississippi that is infested with Wisteria and I’m glad to see that the method you used to battle the vine is the same one I’ve been using. Unfortunately, some of the trees have been already choked out, but I am hoping to save what’s left of a stand of pines and oaks by severely cutting back the Wisteria.
I agree, no chemicals you have animals on the farm plus a dog and if any of them get into the chemicals it would not be good. Thanks for sharing the video! Have a good day !
Like you, I don't use Round-up like chemicals near trees. But when I first took on the task of getting rid of these invasives, the wood next to me had shoots coming up all over. A bush hog was out. The land is too steep and I don't have one. So each spring I've treated the leaves with Round-up a couple of times. Each spring fewer come up. I used to have to spray hundreds. Now I spray a few dozen. The trees are now safe from wisteria, but English ivy remains a problem. With the ivy I cut it off at the base, rip in off as far up as I can, and tear it away from the base of the tree. Rather than wrap around the tree, ivy embeds in the bark, so it seems to hang in the tree longer. But deprived of water and nutrients, it eventually dies off.
Thank you. I have about 1/3 acre of Chinese wisteria in a heavily wooded lot that I’m on my second year doing much of what you say here (loppers brush hog, pulling new growth this year no new flowers). Its a slow process but this makes me feel better that I’m on the right path (carolina Piedmont region)
I think your wise to minimize the amount of chemicals in fighting the wisteria. The natural cleansing action of the trees may be the best way to shake off the vines. Just be careful you don't get hit by falling wisteria.
Robert your workers are bound and determined that they haven’t been on a video lately so they made a decision that they were going to be heard! Your friend/fan from Wisconsin!
Just an idea, get one of those twelve inch battery powered chain saws and just walk around the tree cutting as fast as you walk. Also it would be easier to cut closer to the ground.
When you started this quest, you talked about using chemicals on the wisteria. Killing the trees wasn't your plan and this video clarifies a lot. Is the wisteria all but gone where you planted winter rye?
Wild grape vines can be just as bad as wisteria. Once the vine is cut at the trees. The vines in the trees will die off and fall off. THUMBS up to this video!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍🎆
Great showing how the method you are using is less detrimental to the land, and still removes the wisteria from the trees. the wisteria is still invasive up north, you have to keep it cut back! it will otherwise rip things apart. it has nice flowers, but is it worth the damage? happy cutting, good luck riding your land of that fast growing vine! you can not believe the before and after images around the old Byrd home. the chickens and genies ate up all the nasty bugs!
Would have been easier to leave the Wisteria alone and sold tickets to the curious. "Welcome To Wisterialand". You could have sold cuttings to the tourists who wanted to start their own Wisterialand.
Really enjoy your videos bud. Nice to watch hard work and someone who takes pride in what he does. In the northwest we use a herbicide called crossbow that eliminates brush. Would work around your open areas
We have the kudzu vines here in Mississippi and that stuff will kill just about anything it grows on because it chokes out the trees and if you have any type of bushes it will choke them out too
All good to know! Here wild grape vines and Japanese bittersweet vine and Virginia Creepr vines are choking so many trees, I wonder if when cut they might do the same in drying up and dying?
I wonder if it’s the wisteria vines under ground that’s causing the sink holes in your back yard where you found the mother of all vines! Maybe there’s such a large network of vines that there are holes underneath the surface void of dirt and earth?
seems the heavy growth of wisteria is following the wetter ground of your property. Are you considering putting in a pond for drainage on your property?
The first person that ever brought wisteria to America what a joke he made It's a beautiful flower but what comes out of it is awful with them vines That's much as I know about it except watching you You know Robbie you and like Aaron great farmers great knowledge and what have made America great that's why I love his show in your show cuz you show how America was great at one time and who made it great The farmers and the hard-working man unfortunately now it is being destroyed by these liberal Democrats and I'm sorry if you don't agree with me but they letting this country die and that's their goal and we got to fight to keep this country great while we can because it's almost too late I don't know if we can save it but you are awesome You're full of such great knowledge and I love the fact that you try to save history as they're trying to destroy the history out here now especially I hate to say it white man's history and it's the truth we never should destroy any history good or bad cuz as the saying goes if you forget history you're doing to repeat it again and like every time you take guns away from a country they then destroy the country and that's what they're doing and what they're trying to do with guns I don't mean to be a soapbox preacher but it's the truth and as I said I'm so glad for you Robert and the great Americans like you God blessed stay safe and say hi to Blue 🛐♾️✝️♥️ LOL
Robert, you are doing an excellent job of natural conservation in getting the farm back in shape. I knew immediately why you were not pulling those nasty vines out of the trees. Much as one might have been itching to do that, it just wasn't good for the trees. Why not demonstrate the damage pulling the vines down off a tree you don't care about to show just what damage it can cause? Be a good demonstration of the point you are making. Good vid as always.
Awe - don't do that. If people are too stupid to understand that yanking down on all those tree limbs is going to harm the tree - then actually harming the tree to prove it to them won't help at all.
@@mamiebobb4173 Well, if you are somewhat OCD like me, the sight of those big old vines hanging off the trees is somewhat bothersome, so I understand the compulsion that comes into play about those who would like to see them yanked down. On the other hand, I also understand as huge and entwined as they are in the btranches, it would do huge damage to the tree to do so. An illistration on a tree Robert does not want to keep that has vines hanging off it would be a good demonstration, Especially if he intended to cut it down anyway. Just a thought as I am sure he will continue to clear the property.
I have vines that i cut all around at least 15 pine and oak trees a few years ago go, the vines are still dangling from the top to the middle of the trees, is there anything i can do?
This is my current battle, wisteria! I've been battling it for a couple of years. I try not to use pesticides but cannot figure out how to prevent the suckers from spreading. Any suggestions?
Your constant battle is paying off ... the farm looks fabulous and I know those trees are so very happy to be free of the strangling vine ... its amazing how quickly they will begin to fill out and thrive now they've been set free ... one thing, for your viewers who don't know - it's herbicide (for vegetation) not pesticide (for pests) - don't want someone asking or using the wrong chemical !!! Keep up the great work - and thank you for posting all your progress - it's absolutely an amazing journey, for sure !!!
Robert, I can appreciate your wisteria battle. We live in the northeast and don't have as much a problem with that as we have the invasive bittersweet vines. They climb and tangle up in the trees. Even our oak trees have strangulation marks around the trunks. And they have these "beautiful" little yellow and red berries that blow around everywhere in the Autumn so we can enjoy even more vines the following year. We've had good luck with a chain saw or clippers and little salt on the stalk which is chemical free. As a child, we had a beautiful wisteria Vine in front of our house. One day I came home and it was gone. I asked my grandmother what happened to it. She said "that thing? We got rid of it. The whole damn thing"! Keep up the good fight. The farm looks terrific and thank you for sharing it with us.
I had three large wisteria vines to eradicate. Not near as much as you have, but nobody has killed more of the stuff as you! I took it all to the ground and then for five years it would send up runners. And I swear, the stuff has some sort of trickery in it's soul. To explain for a few years the runners were in plain sight and easy to pull or spray with brush killer however after those years it only would come up through a groundcover or bushes many feet away. We would think every year we had killed the menace only to find very large vines growing throughout the limbs of bushes. At that point I bought some sort of heavy duty herbicide that I applied to the cut end of the vine with a tiny paint brush. I would cut the vine at the tip, paint, then cover with saran wrap and twist tie it in place. And we could tell we were making headway every year. It took 5 years to deplete the carbohydrate stored in the roots and poison what I could reach. I am so pleased to see you fighting the good fight and winning the wysteria war.
Great update on the Wisteria, Robert. Very informative. I've learnt much more about the Wisteria Vine than just the ordinary garden variety information. How ever one treats it, patience is the virtue for successfull erradication, especially if it is done your way.
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Hey Robert, how about a before and after picture show of the farm? I think that would really hit home to see what all has been done and how far you have come.
Just go look at the playlist Saving the Old Byrd Farm. It's pretty incredible.
@@leapingkitties I was thinking along the lines of new picture comparisons.
I have a 10 acre property in far northern California that was once a paradise. Guess what I found in the woods near my house - NOOOO! - a single wisteria vine that was easy to get rid of but what fun it had invading a big section of the area. Your patience and perseverance is admirable with regard to the wisteria iradication.
A good explanation on how to get rid of those bad wisteria vines, especially in trees!
THANK YOU for not using poisons! We've done enough harm to this poor earth without adding to it! Great good wishes to you and your battle against the big W!!!
Robert, I am amazed how nice your big oak tree looks after you took ahold of the wisteria situation and gave it a new lease of life to live! Great work! 😊 I am seeing first hand what a wisteria is doing to a tree where I live in Michigan and it’s not good. I didn’t realize even in a far north climate that this plant can be this problematic. When I was younger I thought I wanted to grow this, thank goodness I didn’t.
You've done such a wonderful thing for Georgia with this work. Did my heart good to hear that the bluebirds are returning ♡♡♡
I just noticed you have a Corvair! ❤️ My Daddy was known as the Corvair man in Raleigh as he owned a garage and worked on and sold Corvairs.
BTW, I have that evil wisteria growing on my property and killing my trees. Being in my late 70s, I can't cut the vines myself. In addition, lots of bamboo!! Hate it.
I bought some parts from your Dad in 1975 for my 1963 Corvair. He was a good man.
Thank you for the information about wisteria in the South. I live up North and have one puny wisteria plant that has been struggling to survive for years, so the troubles you have with wisteria was a surprise.
It's a terrible problem in North Carolina. It's funny how when I lived in California, I couldn't get enough of them in public parks and would takes lots of wisterias pictures. Now I'm battling the monster in NC in my back yard lol.
Well done Robert, your work ethics are amazing 👏 👌 🙌 👍
Robert, I can tell that wisteria does not like you. Your name is mud in all those wisteria sprouts. They will try to trip you up, so be careful walking around the old Byrd Farm. On the other hand, the trees are looking so much better. Congratulations on your work. You rock!
May the Lord bless and protect you and the tree
Good for you Robert, NO chemicals. Thank you! I agree with your method of killing the wisteria. Love Mother Earth 🌎 and her critters. Your farm is a safe place for the animals.
The man with the plan! 👍👍👍
so glad to find this video , I have 16 acres in Arkansas and wisteria is taking over my 60 ' pines , I hate it , now I know what to do , so the work begins !!! ty again !!
You’ve given me hope that I will be able to get rid of a section of my property invaded by wisteria. In upstate NY it can still be a huge problem.
Great info. Glad you didn’t have to use chemicals ❤
It is so exciting that wild life is returning amongst the wisteria leaving! Great job!!!
Thank you so much for this valuable information. All of those Wisteria vines wrapped around trees that you showed, is exactly what I'm dealing with at some property I bought in northeast Georgia. There are probably thousands of miles of the small vines on the ground, and the larger vines wrapped around trees and growing literally through the siding of an old house on my property. I'm cutting as much of this stuff away as possible, but it's going to be a long term project.
I don't use any chemicals in my garden! I like how you are doing it naturally.
I agree with your method, Robert, in get rid of wisteria from the Old Byrd Farm. Cutting it from its source, will kill off the vines. Beware of falling rotting vines during windy days though!
Your land looks great!
In your spare time-laughing right now-you should create a Witeria rap or song about all your Wisteria woes.
Okay, I know that is completely ridiculous.
I also know how hard you have battled the Wisteria hoards!
I can say your hard work is paying off!
Old Byrd is looking amazing!
Over here in Louisiana we have several types of climbing vines that literally attack trees. I use the same method. It works like a champ.
You're right of course about the chemicals. Thanks Robert enjoyed
I just watched this video. I recently bought a property in Mississippi that is infested with Wisteria and I’m glad to see that the method you used to battle the vine is the same one I’ve been using. Unfortunately, some of the trees have been already choked out, but I am hoping to save what’s left of a stand of pines and oaks by severely cutting back the Wisteria.
I agree, no chemicals you have animals on the farm plus a dog and if any of them get into the chemicals it would not be good. Thanks for sharing the video! Have a good day !
All pretty in purple, Wisteria is a deceiving plant, elegant flowing flowers but with slithering vines, the kind nightmare are made of 😱
Like you, I don't use Round-up like chemicals near trees. But when I first took on the task of getting rid of these invasives, the wood next to me had shoots coming up all over. A bush hog was out. The land is too steep and I don't have one. So each spring I've treated the leaves with Round-up a couple of times. Each spring fewer come up. I used to have to spray hundreds. Now I spray a few dozen.
The trees are now safe from wisteria, but English ivy remains a problem. With the ivy I cut it off at the base, rip in off as far up as I can, and tear it away from the base of the tree. Rather than wrap around the tree, ivy embeds in the bark, so it seems to hang in the tree longer. But deprived of water and nutrients, it eventually dies off.
Thank you. I have about 1/3 acre of Chinese wisteria in a heavily wooded lot that I’m on my second year doing much of what you say here (loppers brush hog, pulling new growth this year no new flowers). Its a slow process but this makes me feel better that I’m on the right path (carolina Piedmont region)
Jerry the Turkey is looking good
I am very happy, that You can rescue the oak tree in Your farm. Good job and very interesting video. Greetings from Poland.
You're doing a great job clearing the land.
Excellent solution - too easy and so much better for the insects and animals and flora
I remember how ugly that old oak looked with the wisteria hanging on it, and wondered at your methods. Now, sure enuf, you were right.
Very good info Robert. Answers questions many would ask…
I do believe the idea for The Borg had to come from the Evil Wisteria 🤣😂...attaboy Robert!!
So that's how you rid a tree of wisteria. I'll try that Robert!
I think your wise to minimize the amount of chemicals in fighting the wisteria. The natural cleansing action of the trees may be the best way to shake off the vines. Just be careful you don't get hit by falling wisteria.
I have no idea how you don’t have wisteria nightmares.
Thanks for the info. You’ve done a fine job. 🎉
Robert your workers are bound and determined that they haven’t been on a video lately so they made a decision that they were going to be heard! Your friend/fan from Wisconsin!
That’s right 😅
Fascinating! Great video!
What are wisteria plants and you are doing a great job of keeping your plants alive and well preserving your family farm
👍👍👍happy trees!
Interesting video--helpful
The old trees are wonderful.
Just an idea, get one of those twelve inch battery powered chain saws and just walk around the tree cutting as fast as you walk. Also it would be easier to cut closer to the ground.
When you started this quest, you talked about using chemicals on the wisteria. Killing the trees wasn't your plan and this video clarifies a lot. Is the wisteria all but gone where you planted winter rye?
Wild grape vines can be just as bad as wisteria. Once the vine is cut at the trees. The vines in the trees will die off and fall off. THUMBS up to this video!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍🎆
Great showing how the method you are using is less detrimental to the land, and still removes
the wisteria from the trees. the wisteria is still invasive up north, you have to keep it cut back!
it will otherwise rip things apart. it has nice flowers, but is it worth the damage? happy cutting,
good luck riding your land of that fast growing vine! you can not believe the before and after
images around the old Byrd home. the chickens and genies ate up all the nasty bugs!
Yo, Jerry! Good to see you bud!
Would have been easier to leave the Wisteria alone and sold tickets to the curious. "Welcome To Wisterialand". You could have sold cuttings to the tourists who wanted to start their own Wisterialand.
The trees thank you
Really enjoy your videos bud. Nice to watch hard work and someone who takes pride in what he does. In the northwest we use a herbicide called crossbow that eliminates brush.
Would work around your open areas
We have the kudzu vines here in Mississippi and that stuff will kill just about anything it grows on because it chokes out the trees and if you have any type of bushes it will choke them out too
cool, a learning experience!
damn those are some huge loppers, gotta buy some that size
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What is the bushhooging process. I'm a Yankee transplant. I have heard of bushhogging but would like to know the process.
All good to know! Here wild grape vines and Japanese bittersweet vine and Virginia Creepr vines are choking so many trees, I wonder if when cut they might do the same in drying up and dying?
That wisteria is crazy lol
That's Right If You Love To Work Your Butt Off Gut You Some Wisteria Vines. 😎👍✌.
I wonder if it’s the wisteria vines under ground that’s causing the sink holes in your back yard where you found the mother of all vines! Maybe there’s such a large network of vines that there are holes underneath the surface void of dirt and earth?
seems the heavy growth of wisteria is following the wetter ground of your property. Are you considering putting in a pond for drainage on your property?
loved the video!!!!!! ty :)
The first person that ever brought wisteria to America what a joke he made It's a beautiful flower but what comes out of it is awful with them vines That's much as I know about it except watching you You know Robbie you and like Aaron great farmers great knowledge and what have made America great that's why I love his show in your show cuz you show how America was great at one time and who made it great The farmers and the hard-working man unfortunately now it is being destroyed by these liberal Democrats and I'm sorry if you don't agree with me but they letting this country die and that's their goal and we got to fight to keep this country great while we can because it's almost too late I don't know if we can save it but you are awesome You're full of such great knowledge and I love the fact that you try to save history as they're trying to destroy the history out here now especially I hate to say it white man's history and it's the truth we never should destroy any history good or bad cuz as the saying goes if you forget history you're doing to repeat it again and like every time you take guns away from a country they then destroy the country and that's what they're doing and what they're trying to do with guns I don't mean to be a soapbox preacher but it's the truth and as I said I'm so glad for you Robert and the great Americans like you God blessed stay safe and say hi to Blue 🛐♾️✝️♥️ LOL
Said just perfectly
Robert, you are doing an excellent job of natural conservation in getting the farm back in shape. I knew immediately why you were not pulling those nasty vines out of the trees. Much as one might have been itching to do that, it just wasn't good for the trees. Why not demonstrate the damage pulling the vines down off a tree you don't care about to show just what damage it can cause? Be a good demonstration of the point you are making. Good vid as always.
Awe - don't do that. If people are too stupid to understand that yanking down on all those tree limbs is going to harm the tree - then actually harming the tree to prove it to them won't help at all.
@@mamiebobb4173 Well, if you are somewhat OCD like me, the sight of those big old vines hanging off the trees is somewhat bothersome, so I understand the compulsion that comes into play about those who would like to see them yanked down. On the other hand, I also understand as huge and entwined as they are in the btranches, it would do huge damage to the tree to do so. An illistration on a tree Robert does not want to keep that has vines hanging off it would be a good demonstration, Especially if he intended to cut it down anyway. Just a thought as I am sure he will continue to clear the property.
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Robert, I want to buy one of the shirts wearing? Where can I get one! 😊
Plus the chemicals are a danger to your pets
damn... i just put in two wisteria plants. hope it doesn't damage my tree-of-heaven crop.
I have vines that i cut all around at least 15 pine and oak trees a few years ago go, the vines are still dangling from the top to the middle of the trees, is there anything i can do?
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This is my current battle, wisteria! I've been battling it for a couple of years. I try not to use pesticides but cannot figure out how to prevent the suckers from spreading. Any suggestions?
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It would also cost a fortune with chemicals. I think with all you had it’s amazing how much is gone!
I’m wondering if this would work on poison ivy?
That stuff is bad.pretty soon you'll be wisteria free. It does look good out there
How about that big root you found where it probably all started
Evil wisteria.
Pesticide or herbicide?
Ahh, ok...if I can remove the leaves, I'll be able to do away with the growth. Thank you!
Bye bye wisteria 🤣
Wisteria 😡
Wisteria emporium,lol😂
That vine is an invader.
wisteria is a terrible battle, just like bamboo.
I'm so proud of you, you didn't mention Napalm or dynamite even one time in your "How to kill Wisteria" chat! Good restraint.
Your constant battle is paying off ... the farm looks fabulous and I know those trees are so very happy to be free of the strangling vine ... its amazing how quickly they will begin to fill out and thrive now they've been set free ... one thing, for your viewers who don't know - it's herbicide (for vegetation) not pesticide (for pests) - don't want someone asking or using the wrong chemical !!! Keep up the great work - and thank you for posting all your progress - it's absolutely an amazing journey, for sure !!!
Well, wisteria is a pest 😉
Robert, I can appreciate your wisteria battle. We live in the northeast and don't have as much a problem with that as we have the invasive bittersweet vines. They climb and tangle up in the trees. Even our oak trees have strangulation marks around the trunks. And they have these "beautiful" little yellow and red berries that blow around everywhere in the Autumn so we can enjoy even more vines the following year. We've had good luck with a chain saw or clippers and little salt on the stalk which is chemical free. As a child, we had a beautiful wisteria Vine in front of our house. One day I came home and it was gone. I asked my grandmother what happened to it. She said "that thing? We got rid of it. The whole damn thing"!
Keep up the good fight. The farm looks terrific and thank you for sharing it with us.
Kudos for doing regenerative agriculture. More people should have your caring nature.
Wisteria Emporium, 🤣🤣🤣, gotta love that! 👍💯
Thanks for the info. Have you been able to speak to your neighbor about cutting the mother vine you found in their tree?
I always wondered about the Wisteria and how you would get rid of it all! Thanks for doing this!
I had three large wisteria vines to eradicate. Not near as much as you have, but nobody has killed more of the stuff as you! I took it all to the ground and then for five years it would send up runners. And I swear, the stuff has some sort of trickery in it's soul. To explain for a few years the runners were in plain sight and easy to pull or spray with brush killer however after those years it only would come up through a groundcover or bushes many feet away. We would think every year we had killed the menace only to find very large vines growing throughout the limbs of bushes.
At that point I bought some sort of heavy duty herbicide that I applied to the cut end of the vine with a tiny paint brush. I would cut the vine at the tip, paint, then cover with saran wrap and twist tie it in place. And we could tell we were making headway every year. It took 5 years to deplete the carbohydrate stored in the roots and poison what I could reach.
I am so pleased to see you fighting the good fight and winning the wysteria war.
Great update on the Wisteria, Robert. Very informative. I've learnt much more about the Wisteria Vine than just the ordinary garden variety information. How ever one treats it, patience is the virtue for successfull erradication, especially if it is done your way.
Hi Rob, good to see your still at it!!
Rather be cutting wisteria than hog wire.👍
Ain’t that the truth!
I hope there is no wisteria in Heaven!